Buckner reveals Daugherty gang graft case opens
United States Attorney Emory Buckner opens the government case against former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and former alien property custodian Thomas V. Miller. They are accused of defrauding the government by aiding a German firm, American Metals, to recover 7 million in assets for 441000 in cash and bonds. Buckner outlines the wartime law and the role of the alien property custodian. Daugherty appears unruffled as the trial starts.
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New York
UNS
United States
Emory R. Buckner
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas V. Miller
Harding
American Metals Company
Buckner
Germany
Daugherty
Col. Miller
Congress
Jess Smith
Altho Smith
Smith
Richard Morton
Suisse Pour Valeurs Des Mateaux
Marton
John King
King
Society Suisse
Altho
Miller
Bucknar
Treasury
Hersh
Perry to Try Agahi Milwaukee Wis
Perry, a conservative Republican and former state convention nominee, plans an independent run for governor in November. He accuses Lenroot and Zimmerman forces of collusion and cites ongoing party tensions across several states.
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Dane County
Perry
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles B. Perry
Irvine L. Lenroot
Fred L. Zimmerman
Gidie
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Uadar
Tasker Su. Opddie
World Court Advocate
E. BE Roberts
Raymond T. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Baker
Phoenix
Ariz
Insi
GW. P. Tan
Hunt
Canthrson
Carl Hayden
Two World Court Fees Are Named for Senate Seat Races
Early returns show Gov Blaine and Sen Lenroot leading in Wisconsin races as Zimmerman wins governor’s post and Ekern trails. Progressive candidates gain momentum in several districts while talk of an independent La Follette run emerges in Janesville.
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Irvine JL. Lenreot
Fred R. Zimmerman
Harmon L. Ekern
Ekern
Blaine
Robert M. la Follette
Zimmerman
la Follette
Blaine-Ekern
Neck
Neele
Congressien
J. Pd. Deck
Merlin F. Hull
Lenroot
Voles
Milwaukee
Bavernes
Frank de Kelly
Keily
Janesville
Wis
Janesville Gazette
Phil la Follette
la Follette-Blaine Progressives
Germany Wins Seat in League of Nations Membership
The report notes Germany’s election to League of Nations membership and outlines factional splits at home as debates over reform and structure intensify. It mentions Argentina near membership, Stresemann’s government reactions, and ongoing discussions on the Leagues’ reform and future actions.
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Germany
League of Nations
Argentina
League
Temperatures and Times Recorded for Wednesday
Readable weather fragment shows temperatures and times for a Wednesday period. Data includes morning and afternoon readings and locations/tests, though many words are garbled.
Highway markers arrive for Grant highway update
County Engineer W. D. Johnston announced the first shipment of Hart- Perr markers from Charles City Illinois will allow erection of signs on Grant highway after which U S route numbers will replace older designations The federal shields and state markers will be installed along routes nationwide including U S 40 through Waterloo to become U S 218 and No 4 to U S 20 with new markings for railroad crossings curves and turns planned nationwide
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Hart- Perr Company
Charles City
W. D. Johnston
Grant High
Hart- Sure Company
State Highway Commission
United States
Hfseld
Waterloo
Lawa U. S
Alother
Grant Highway
Johnston
American Women Granted Divorces in Paris Tribunal
Four American women were granted divorces by the Seine tribunal in Paris. The cases include Mrs. Wilkinson De Forest Wright formerly Emily Rael Higenbotham, Mrs. Helen Hinman, Mrs. John Carringtones formerly Helen Adams Sehley, and Mrs. Elmer Clifton formerly Adele Lentz. Desertion cited in each divorce. residences mainly in New York.
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Paris
Seine
Wilkinson de Forest Wright
Emily Rael Higenbotham
Wrights
Trenton
New York
James Leary
Helen Hinman
Learys
Park Avenue
John Carringtones
Helen Adams Sehley
Yates
Bernardsville
N. J
Elmer Clifton
Adele Lentz
Cliftons
Stockton
Cal
Canton Officer Tests Chief Talk With Rudner Night of Mellett Killing
Canton Ohio September civil service hearing recounts John A. McDonald police witness testimony. He says Chief Lengel spoke with Ben Rudner outside the police station about 15 minutes the night Mellett was killed.
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Canton, O
John A. McDonald
Canton
Civil Service Commission
A. Lengel
Lengel
Mellett
Ben Rudner
Rudner
Massillon
Mic
Donald
Hurt on Auto Ride, Woman Sues Driver
Mrs. Berry of Ames Iowa seeks 4000 dollars in damages claiming injuries after an automobile she rode in turned over on the Lincoln highway west of Ames several months ago. Miss Margaret Ayres, also of Ames, is named defendant, alleged to have driven negligently.
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Ames
Atrs
del Berry
Lincoln Highway
Here
Margaret Ayres
Ones
Murder Suspects Escape From Wayne County Jail
Three prisoners escaped from the Wayne county jail in Richmond Indiana early today after breaking loose steel bars over a small window. Suspects named are Leland Phillips 18 Frank Back 20 Edward Frame 20 and Homer Davis 26. Phillips faced a murder charge and the others were serving sentences for automobile theft.
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Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Leland Philips
Fit Payton
Frank
Chillips
Tuck
Edward Frame
Homer Davis
Death Penalty Sought for Woman Attacker in St. Louis
Detective Chief Kaiser urged the circuit court to demand the death penalty for John Sexton, 29, a life-term convict who has confessed to luring several women to vacant houses and attacking them in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Kaiser
Attery
John Sexton
Wadsworth Campaign Drama Mirrors National Battle
The prose suggests Wadsworth faces 12 congressional contests with Republican opposition in most districts and Democratic support in others. It notes New York speeches by opponents and cabinet figures influencing New Jersey voters and questions whether Butler or cabinet members will back Wadsworth, highlighting a nationalitelection vibe.
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Wadsworth
New York
New Jersey
Wadeworth
Chidrmin Butler
Massachushite
Bride Writes Own Paragraph In Marriage Ritual
Dorothy L. Cheek, Mount Holyoke graduate, and Gordon Cedric Ward, Worcester Polytechnic student, were married in Pawtucket Rhode Island with a customized ritual. The bride edited the vows removing the word abey and inserted a paragraph affirming the spiritual nature and mutual duties of wedlock. The paragraph vows unity, shared society, reputation, and the sacred marriage bond to be kept as one.
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Pawtucket
Ro I
Dorothy L. Cheek
Mount Holyoke
Gordon Cedric Ward
Worcester
Rain Falls Across Iowa Prompting Contest Postponement
A rainstorm dropped 2.71 inches at Cherokee delaying the Pilot Rock plowing contest along with a livestock show and horse pulling events. Nearby Crawford and Webster City logged heavy rains up to 2.86 inches with flooded basements and wind damage. Clinton and Sioux City reported 1 inch and 1.89 inches respectively, while Council Bluffs saw just over an inch with minimal damage.
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Denison
Crawford County
Northwestern
Wiinbis Central
Webster City
Clinton
Sioux City
Council Bluff
Council Bluffs
Queen Marie of Roumania Plans U S Visit in Sept
Queen Marie of Roumania sails with her youngest daughter Princess Diina for a two month visit to the United States. They will depart from Cherbourg aboard the Majestic on September 25 after cancelling earlier plans for an earlier sailing due to royal suite unavailability.
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Bucharest
Queen Marie
Roumania
Dieina
Waris Bent
Cherbourg
United States
Paris
Blang
Pirates Beat Reds 6 1 in Opening Game of Doubleheader
Pittsburgh executes 15 hits off Donohue Lucas and Hargrave as Donohue and Lucas work for Cincinnati in the opener. Pirates post six to one over Reds in Pa. at Forbes Field with Dax and Meadows sharing duties for Pittsburgh. Browns fall to Giants 5 to 1 as Fitzsimmons holds Braves to five hits in another first game of a double program in Boston.
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Donohue
Lucas
Pirates
Cincinnati
Hargrave
Meadows
Smith
Browns
Giants
Boston
Fred Fitzsimmons
Mttte
Braves
New York
Pitzsimmons
Florence
Genewich
R. Smith
J. Taylor
Four Indicted for Murder of Clinton County Farmer
Four persons detained without bail in Albany Kentucky face first degree murder charges in the death of Frank Burchett a Clinton county farmer who died Aug 18 A state university chemists report found strychnine poisoning as the cause Indictments named Mrs Frank Dora Burchett her parents Mr and Mrs L C Lawrence and Bill Cummins with trial set for Sept 14.
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Albany
Frank Burchett
Clinton County
State University
Burchett
Frank Dora Burchett
Carlisle Murder Theories Stir Social Welfare Rally
Chicago reports a theory linking South and Central American factions to the slaying of Jackson D. Carlisle. Kenosha officials query eight associates as his body is found near Twin Lakes Wisconsin. Sheriff Wilhelms telegraphs names for custody.
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Jackson D. Carlisle
Kenosha
Wis
Carlisle
Twin Lakes
Wilhelms
Morgan Colling
Tornado Strikes Rural Mason City Area
A tornado swept a six by two mile area six miles south of Mason City Iowa causing thousands in damage to farm buildings, livestock, and cornfields. A barn blast killed one horse, hogs were found dead, windmills toppled, a house under construction shifted twenty feet, and fields were flattened by the wind.
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Mason City
Here
Roundup of Mexicans After Fatal Ambush in Texas
In Raymondville Texas posses continued the roundup of Mexican suspects after an ambush on officers killed five Mexicans. About 25 band members were sought. several believed wounded. Four slain were prisoners tied to the assassination of Deputy Constable Leslie White and Deputy Louis My. The fifth victim was the father of a prisoner.
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Raymondville
Tex
Tofsay
Leslie 4. White
Louis My
Alexiein
Second Davis Trial Nears Completion
McCook Nebraska district court hears closing arguments in the trial of May Davis accused of poisoning his first wife Blanche to marry neighbor Kate Ressler Davis. Prosecutors labeled him a well to do criminal while defense argued main street influences hinder crime as the jury nears a verdict.
Col Mitchell Chosen Legion Post Commander in Washington
Col Willan Mitchell elected commander of the Costello post in Washington DC today. Former assistant chief of the army air service, his supporters see this as the first step toward his future leadership of the American Legion over the coming years.
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Washington
Ins
Willan Mitchell
American Legion
Army Air Service
Costello
Legion
Engineer Denies Blame for Wreck
Louis Smith, engineer of the suburban train, denied responsibility for a collision with a local train. The crash killed five and injured about 106 people near a day excursion site as travelers returned from vacations. The Chicago & Northwestern railroad faced investigation into the incident.
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Chicago
UPI
Dentar
Offaala
Chicago & Northwestern
Louis Smith
Iowa youths pitch horseshoes for record $5000 stake
Former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson gains $5000 after Carroll and Hansford Jackson of Iowa pitch 54 ringers in a single event. Hansford Jackson wins overall as the two Iowa youths perform in a ballroom setting, clothed as matadors, amid a cheering gallery.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Carroll
Hansford Jackson
Iowa
Hansford
Thompson
Parker Blatchford
Vare and Smith May Face Senate Challenge Over Expenditures
Sen. Ashurst says he would move to unseat William S. Vare of Pennsylvania and Frank L. Smith of Illinois when credentials are presented after the November election. He cites excessive campaign spending, noting more than 600000 dollars for Vare and 250000 dollars for Smith in the primaries.
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Washington
D. C
Ashurst
Arizona
Willam Os. Vare
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Ware
Smith
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Vare
Mith
Ex-Banker Granted Bail Pending Appeal in Embezzlement Case
Sioux Falls Sept 1 former vice president Fred W Schultz of the First State Bank of Sioux Falls is to be released from the state penitentiary on $7500 bail offered by Judge Dwight Campbell. Schultz was convicted of embezzlement connected with the bank's failure and sentenced to five years.
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Sioux Falls
Fred W. Schultz
First State Bank of
Dwight Campbell
Supreme Court
Sehulta
McKinley Condition Reported Unchanged in Martinsville
In Martinsville Indiana on September 4 the condition of Senator William B McKinley Illinois was reported unchanged after two weeks of serious illness. Doctors said he had a restful night the first in days and, though still weak, expressed hope for his recovery.
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Martinsville
Ind
Sept. S
William B. McKinley
Kinley
Illness at 144 Walnut Street Frays Family
C F Green of 144 Walnut Street remains seriously ill after several days of deteriorating condition. Reports say he worsened today and may not recover as relatives gather at his bedside.
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C. F. Green
Walnut Street
Publisher Exiled From Nebraska by Judge Goss
Edwin L. Huntley publisher and former editor of the Mediator must leave Nebraska within 80 days and stay outside the state until Feb 1 1931 after pleading guilty to publishing belous matter about Rev R R Brown. The sentence by District Judge Goss also bans Huntley for five years from his home state.
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Omaha
Neb
Goss
Edwin L. Huntley
Huntley
Nebraska
R. R. Brown
Omaha Gospel Tabernacle
May B Sindlinger Dies in Chicago Elder Sister of Waterloo Figures
May B Sindlinger, longtime Waterloo native and daughter of William M Sindlinger, died in Chicago after a brief illness. She and her brother Charles E Sindlinger, a Chicago tenor and music teacher, spent summers at a Long Souch cottage. Surviving are brother John Harry of Waterloo and sisters Mrs Peter C Clark and Mrs Samuel Brickley of Chicago. Funeral plans not announced.
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Sindlinge
William M. Sindlinger
Waterloo
Chicago
Miss Sindlinger
Charles E
Long Souch
West High School
Sindlinger
Fifth Street
Jefferson
Commercial
Fourth
Washington
J. W. Logan
Black Hawk Buick Company
Charles
John Harry
Peter C. Clark
Samuel Brickley
Texas Democratic Platform Denounces Klan Activities
The Texas Democratic platform condemns secret societies including the Ku Klux Klan. The platform, adopted at the state convention in San Antonio, targets Klan influence in politics. Attorney General Moody, who defeated Miriam Ferguson, is openly opposed to the Klan and urged resignations from members in state office. Moody faced charges his rivals say the Klan backed him in recent primaries.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dad Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ku Klux Klan
Moody
Council Bluffs to Host National School Band Meet 1927
The 1927 national school band contest will be held in Council Bluffs Iowa after the school board extended a formal invitation to the national committee governing the contests. About four hundred to one thousand high school musicians are expected for the two day event with dates to be set soon.
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Council Bluffs
Bathing Beach Closed for Year at Cedar River Park
Park Commissioner A C Sherwood labeled the Cedar River public bathing beach the best after a successful season. The beach was closed last night until next year due to attendance levels since its establishment. Improvements during the year boosted its popularity.
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A. C Sherwood
Cedar River Park
Small Twister Strikes Winside Tuesday
A small twister hit Winside Tuesday causing structural damage, uprooted trees, and destroyed power lines. No injuries were reported. Estimated losses around 25,000 dollars.
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Winside
Nisht
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